Five Arguments All Couples (Need To) Have (Hardback)

And Why the Washing-Up Matters

Couple therapist Joanna Harrison's indispensable guide to rethinking our relationships

'Marvellous first aid for couples' Susie Orbach

'Good advice on how to navigate those tricky arguments' Mariella Frostrup

If you feel like you have the same arguments with your partner over and over again ... you may be right. And you're not alone: Joanna Harrison believes there are five distinct issues that all couples have to work through if they are going to have a healthy, functioning relationship.

Grounded in her experience as a couple therapist, she asks us to think about the difficulties we all have in our relationships - from how we communicate to what roles we take on and much more. Using sound advice and relatable case studies, she offers practical ideas and imaginative ways to think about ourselves and our partners. Kind, funny and rooted in real life, this is expert advice that anyone can use - and that everyone in a relationship needs.

Publication date: 01/09/2022

£14.99

ISBN: 9781788167260

Imprint: Souvenir Press

Subject: Health & Wellbeing

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Five Arguments All Couples (Need To) Have (Ebook)

And Why the Washing-Up Matters

Joanna Harrison

Couple therapist Joanna Harrison's indispensable guide to rethinking our relationships

'Marvellous first aid for couples' - SUSIE ORBACH

'She knows her stuff' - LORRAINE CANDY

'Good advice on how to navigate those tricky arguments' - MARIELLA FROSTRUP

If you feel like you have the same arguments with your partner over and over again ... you may be right. And you're not alone: Joanna Harrison believes there are five distinct issues that all couples have to work through if they are going to have a healthy, functioning relationship.

Publication date: 01/09/2022

£7.99

ISBN: 9781782838142

ISBN 10 / ASIN: B09QV9QMMP

Imprint: Souvenir Press

Subject: Health & Wellbeing

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Five Arguments All Couples (Need To) Have (Audiobook)

And Why the Washing-Up Matters

Joanna Harrison

Couple therapist Joanna Harrison's indispensable guide to rethinking our relationships

'Marvellous first aid for couples' Susie Orbach

'Good advice on how to navigate those tricky arguments' Mariella Frostrup

If you feel like you have the same arguments with your partner over and over again … you may be right. And you're not alone: Joanna Harrison believes there are five distinct issues that all couples have to work through if they are going to have a healthy, functioning relationship.

Grounded in her experience as a couple therapist, she asks us to think about the difficulties we all have in our relationships – from how we communicate to what roles we take on and much more. Using sound advice and relatable case studies, she offers practical ideas and imaginative ways to think about ourselves and our partners. Kind, funny and rooted in real life, this is expert advice that anyone can use – and that everyone in a relationship needs.

Publication date: 01/09/2022

£24.99

ISBN: 9781800810563

ISBN 10 / ASIN: B0B47WQGKB

Imprint: Souvenir Press

Subject: Health & Wellbeing

Read by: Sarah Paul

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Five Arguments All Couples (Need To) Have (Paperback)

And Why the Washing-Up Matters

Joanna Harrison

A lightbulb moment

Couple therapist Joanna Harrison's indispensable guide to rethinking our relationships

Publication date: 06/07/2023

£9.99

ISBN: 9781788167277

Imprint: Souvenir Press

Subject: Health & Wellbeing

Reviews for Five Arguments All Couples (Need To) Have

'A lightbulb moment'

Rosie Green The Mail on Sunday

'Drills down into the nitty gritty of domestic bliss'

Judith Woods The Telegraph

'Gives us good advice on how to navigate those tricky arguments'

Mariella Frostrup Times Radio

'There's no better way to be supported than to read this life-changing book.'

Rachel Kelly, author of Sunday Times bestseller Black Rainbow

'A visionary book which shows you - in five different eloquent and convincing ways - that you need to break some eggs to create the best kind of relationship'

Kate Weinberg, journalist and author of 'The Truants'

'Jam packed with insight and wisdom ... I found this book a hugely rich and engaging read.'

Susanna Abse, Senior Fellow of The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology and author of 'Tell Me the Truth about Love'

'[Joanna Harrison] knows her stuff!'

Lorraine Candy Postcards from Midlife Podcast

'Joanna Harrison's marvellous First Aid for couples shows how conflicts can become unstuck enough to be understood, accepted and even laughed about, so that each person can continue to develop and grow within their relationship.'

Susie Orbach Susie Orbach

'Like a steady, reliable friend, Five Arguments guides us through critical conversations about making love last I'm painfully divorced, but if I'd read and heeded Harrison's sage advice, I don't think I would be.'

Matthew Fray, author of 'This is How Your Marriage Ends'

'If I've learned anything from this book - it's that it's good to lean into arguments a little bit.'

Tim Dowling Guardian

'Vital'

Irish Independent

'Drawing from a number of case studies and her experience as a couples therapist, Joanna Harrison delivers an eye-opening, warm-hearted and immensely practicable read on five key issues that all couples have to work through to achieve a well-functioning relationship'

Waterstones

'It wouldn't be a disaster to give this to your partner; in fact, it might prevent future clashes. Couples therapist Harrison is direct and practical about how to be contentedly married, in spite of the individual differences'

Welldoing Gifting Guide

'This is a helpful book that gives a fascinating insight into the couple relationship and how we fall down familiar, predictable holes, with equally fascinating and helpful ways we can learn to look at them with new eyes and thereby find new and improved outcomes'

Julia Samuel, bestselling author of Every Family Has a Story Julia Samuel

'Arguing is good for your relationship. I get more worried when couples say we never argue. So I applaud Harrison for normalising arguments, teaching skills, offering up ideas for reflection and sharing what worked for her clients. Practical, compassionate and thought provoking'

Andrew G Marshall, Marital Therapist, author of 'I love you but I'm not in love with you' and host of 'The Meaningful Life' podcast

'A wise and hopeful guide to the true work of love, and why it's worth the effort. [Five Arguments] is a revelatory look at what pulls us together and pushes us apart ... every couple will find something useful in its pages'

Natasha Lunn, author of 'Conversations on Love'

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'This book is jam packed with insight and wisdom. Joanna Harrison encourages the most important thing for better relationships -reflection and curiosity. Easy to navigate and divided into key themes such as Sex, Parenting and Communication, I found this book a hugely rich and engaging read.'

Susanna Abse, Senior Fellow of The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology and author of 'Tell Me the Truth about Love'

'Joanna Harrison leverages her expertise as a relationship therapist and former divorce lawyer to outline the five biggest problem areas in romantic couples' lives, and like a steady, reliable friend, guides us through each of them. Effective conversations about how we communicate, our families of origin, sharing domestic responsibilities including parenting, as well as sex and intimacy are all critical to making love last. As many know, I'm divorced. Painfully. But if I'd read and heeded Harrison's sage advice about how to discuss what actually matters in marriage and relationships? I don't think I would be.'

Matthew Fray, author of “This is How Your Marriage Ends"

''Harrison presents her insights with gentleness, wisdom and plenty of examples from real life - as well as delicious flashes of humour. There's no better way to be supported than to read this life-changing book''

Rachel Kelly, author of Sunday Times bestseller Black Rainbow

Joanna Harrison

Joanna Harrison is an experienced couple therapist, former divorce lawyer, wife and mother, all of which have led her to conclude that relationships are hard work, and that we all need all the help we can get. She is a senior clinician at Tavistock Relationships and also works as a consultant to parents and separating couples at Family Law in Partnership.